Population genomics studies identify signatures of global dispersal and drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax

• Main Authors: Daniel N. Hupalo, Zunping Luo, Alexandre Melnikov, Patrick L. Sutton, Peter Rogov, Ananias Escalante, Andrés F. Vallejo, Sócrates Herrera, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Qi Fan, Ying Wang, Liwang Cui, Carmen M. Lucas, Salomon Durand, Juan F. Sanchez, G. Christian Baldeviano, Andres G. Lescano, Moses Laman, Celine Barnadas, Alyssa Barry, Ivo Mueller, James W. Kazura, Alex Eapen, Deena Kanagaraj, Neena Valecha, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Wanlapa Roobsoong, Wang Nguitragool, Jetsumon Sattabonkot, Dionicia Gamboa, Margaret Kosek, Joseph M. Vinetz, Lilia González-Cerón, Bruce W. Birren, Daniel E. Neafsey, Jane M. Carlton
• Other Authors: New York University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/42970
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2016 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved. Plasmodium vivax is a major public health burden, responsible for the majority of malaria infections outside Africa. We explored the impact of demographic history and selective pressures on the P. vivax genome by sequencing 182 clinical isolates sampl...